Short Titles as IntroducedVoluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2017Official Title as IntroducedA bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to authorize funding for the voluntary public access and habitat incentive program.Display TitleVoluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2017(Extracted from GPO) Short Titles as IntroducedVoluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 20172019-02-16T01:03:48Z2017-12-18Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S8071; text of measure as introduced: CR S8071)2017-12-18MTSteveDainesRD0006182138D000618Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]ssaf00Referred to2017-12-18T22:04:20ZAgriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry CommitteeSenateStandingCOMichaelF.2017-12-18BennetTrueD83021965B001267B001267Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]1152017-12-19T00:26:06ZAgriculture and FoodFarmlandFederal-Indian relationsHunting and fishingLand use and conservationOutdoor recreationState and local government operationsWildlife conservation and habitat protectionAgriculture and Food2018-03-08Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.CRSRelated billVoluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 20185022115HR112017-12-18ssaf00Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry CommitteeS8071https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/volume-163/senate-section/page/S80710SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S8071; text of measure as introduced: CR S8071)IntroReferral2017-12-189Library of Congress10000Introduced in SenateIntroReferral2S1.0.0Senate2018-05-07T19:47:05ZIntroduced in Senate2017-12-18T05:00:00ZIntroduced in Senate2017-12-1800Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2017

This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to increase and extend through FY2023 the authorization of mandatory funding for the Department of Agriculture Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program. (The program provides grants for state and tribal governments to encourage owners and operators of privately-held farm, ranch, and forest land to voluntarily make the land available for access by the public for wildlife-dependent recreation, including hunting or fishing.)

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